Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

-Rev. Osler nSs returnou ifoin Oanaoa-
Mr.. jos. Craig and family, of Van Vert.
O.,are visiting friends and relatives In Butler
Mr.. George WoIford has pt released an in
terest in the Sunbury FIGURING Mill.
Rev. John Graham, of Lancaster county,
is here on a visit to his mother.
Calvin Beighley il reported to have left
for parts unknown.
Two tanks of the PittSburg Pipe Line
Company's oil, were destroyed by fire at
Renfrew, last Monday.
Mr.. Chas. Lusk and family. of Sherman,
Texas, are visiting his parents DIR. and Mrs
Lusk, here.
The Woodcpck Oil Co.'S. well on the
Dixon farm, Penn township, is reported as
doing 75 barrels day.
Mr.. Harry Byram, one Of the proprietors
of the CLronicie- Teiecrdph, Of Pittsburg, was
in town on business last Monday.
The assignee's sale of the Haley property
in Butler was adjourned to September ., at
the Court House.
Hon. A. L. Campbell, of Fairyiew twp.
eheaves last week.
Mr.. Jas. Scott, of this town, fractured
two ribs, on Monday Of last week, by fall In
Washington county.
Geo. Texter, of this county, fell dead On
the Ritis farm in Allegheny county on Mon
day of last week.
The dry weather has damaged the pas.
49,. aud mt eavayal cents on the DyIce OF
Eutter.
Miss Carrie White and Miss Madge
Douglass. went TO Chautauqua Lake, We'd
nesdsy last.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ziegler have moved
back to Dcnaghy's, and John Denny ana
family have moved into the Weber house,
on Washington street.
A son and daughter Of Christy Moore,
Esq.. of Centre township, were thrown from
their buggy on n. Main street, last Friday
evening.
There will be preaching in the Baptist
Church next Sunday morning at III O'Clock,
and 7:45 in tie evening. Alter service In the
morning, Baptism, after Baptism communion
Mrs. John Kelly, wife of Esq. Kelly OF
Parks. twp, fell down stairs on Thursday
night of last week, and broke the bones OF an
arm and ~ ankle.
Mr. Johr Mccarthy, who lives neir the
West Penn depot, came near losing his life
by an overdose Of laudanum last TUESDAY
evening.
Mr.. Brown, of Eas. Brady, q dry goods
man. WAS in town Wednesday, and offered
SIR. /. J. McCandless q handsome figure for
h;s ctoyo roonn and basemenk.
Mr.. w. l.. Trenholm. Controller Of the
Currency, has declared final Dividend OF il
per cent. in favor of the creditors Of the First
National Bank Of Butler.
Mr.. Jos. X. Britain, young artist OF
GrcenyiIic has two fine crsyon portraits IN
the windows Of Mrs. Pspe's store. Mr.. u.
would be pleased to receive orders from
soue OF our citizens for similar work.
The Hon. Samuel Miller, "the War
Horse Of the Connoquenessing," was nifty
years of age on Tuesday Of this week. Sam.
nassed the day in serious reflection, and was
congratulated by everybody who met him.
A base ball association was organized in
this town last Saturday evening with J. p.
Fishei az President, Chas. Boyle, Treasurer,
z. J. Anderson, Manager and viii J. Heine.
man, Captain The new club Is to be called
the J, p. FisheI club Of Butler.
-Mr.J. W. Anthony and Mr.. Samuel
EckebeYger, have opened restaurant IN
in theBishop building. on Main street, call
ed The Bradford. They are bo.n active men,
haze had large experience in the business, j,
and rill give their customers complete salts
faction.
e. v. Randolph, of ZelienopIe, was found
dead in his bed on Tuesday morning Of this
sseek. lie was 10 years of age and has
served in the capacity Of Justice ofthe Peace
for quarter CT a century. He was a re-
spected citizen, had the confidence OF the
community, and his children and other rela.
fives have the sympathy Of all in their loss.
--TownspeopIe note the great increase in
late years Of the number Of bananas used. A
few years ago comparatively few ate them,
now everybody seems to. Then o single
banana schooner, at long intervals brought
them 10 this county; now lines Of fast steam
ers are used in the trade.
Under the new license law it Is an Of
fense, punishable by fine and imprisonment,
to give intoxicating liquor TO q minor or a
person OF intemperate habits, and q man a
EmIenton, Clarion county, has been arrested
and held for Court for giving man Of known
intemperate habits drink OF whiskey.
Livery line set in newspaper Office costs
snme,,0dy something. III il be for the benefit
M an Individual or firm, II should be paid
for. ff the grocer were asked TO donate gro
ccrics TO person able to pay for them, he
would refuse. The proprietor Of a paper
must pay. for the free advertising II the en-.
efciary does not.
Mrs. J. II. Nessle, Jr., and Mrs. Cal.
Kecfer, OF New Castle, were visiting ut the
Vogan homestead, last Sunday. The house
stands on the line dividing Butler and Law.
renee counties, and the table was set 30 that
when the ladies took dinner at the same
table, Mrs. Keefcr was In Butler county and
Mrs. NeEsle in Lawrence county.
An authority on canned goods reveals
Che interesting fact that most Of the jellies in
the market are made Of apple-parings and
cores. Sometimes the stock is kept 10 long
that It vii not make Jelly; then they max Q
strained honey out OF IT.. This is called en-.
terprise In America. In France they call Il
criminal, and send the men who practice II
IT, jail.
The EsonesutviIIe C0urier says that
Henry George the sbolisber of poverty,
charges Iaboring men &150 day for wagging
his services ut Erie last week Henry Carey
the great Greenback evangelist aud laboring
mans friend, charged the workingmea Of
L0nneautville In about the same proportion
Dr speech few years since.
---Rey. Jas. II. Wright was released July
18th, by the Presbytery OF Butler, from the
pastoral charge OF CeDtrcvile and North
Liberty Churches. A call. which he will
accept, has been prepared for him by the
church Of Sunbury. He will devote part
Of his time to teaching in the Academy OF
ahst place. This will add 10 the popularity
of ttis school, already 30 prosperous.
-Alexander Storey, Esq, Of Butler town.
ship, has received the agency for the sale OF
the "Life Of General John A. Logan" and
will soon solicit sutsrsIssssA To same Ia Bat
Ter Boro. and Butler, Penn, Fairyiew, Par
ker and Donegal townships, this county.
Everybody should have a copy Of the life OF
GeGeral Logan. Next to Grants life 1t IL
tnoA sought for.
"A ease Of poisoning by nutmeg IL record
ed in the BralsA Medic0i Journal In which
one nutmeg had been eaten by patient M
cure for diarrhoca. II caused him 10 become
giddy, stupid and very drowsy all next day
The narcotic properties Of these seeds, and OF
Others Of the same natural order, do not ap.
pear to be generally known, aud seem worthy
of investigation.
"A daughter Of Ex.U. 8. Supreme Judge
Baldwin, died at the age Of 80, at the Home
of the Little Sisters in East Liberty, last
Sunday. During his term on the Supreme
Bench, Judge Baldwin was leader In the